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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2005 ib Paper 4 15F Solution by
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The function is odd, so its Fourier series has no constant or cosine terms. If , it is already a Fourier basis function: for the only sine coefficient is ; for it is ; for the function is zero.
For real noninteger , the product-to-sum identity givesSince both numerator sines equal , the Fourier series of a noninteger-frequency sine isIt equals the function for . At either periodic endpoint it equals the average of the two one-sided limits, namely zero; the noninteger-frequency function has a jump in its periodic extension there. Equality also holds in the square-integral sense on the full interval.
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